Wheel of Fortune

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By IGN Staff

Even if you've never pushed the ON button on your television, you still should know all about Wheel of Fortune. This game show has been going on for years ¿ and it's been ported to every game system known to man. Well, not the PlayStation, but Hasbro's about to fill that gap in the system's library.

Wheel of Fortune is simply an elaborate game of hangman ¿ spin the wheel for a dollar amount, pick a letter that's in the puzzle. Guess the puzzle and win the dough. This concludes Game Show 101.

In the PlayStation version, the developers mimic the style of the show through a high-resolution 3D engine. As players spin the wheel, the camera pans and dollies across the virtual set, offering a very television feel to the presentation. Vanna White (the show's co-host) appears through FMV sequences, introducing each of the puzzles and congratulating players on their winnings.

Wheel of Fortune from Hasbro has more than 2,000 different puzzles ¿ if you've got a memory card it remembers which puzzles have already been displayed, so previously played puzzles won't show up until the entire library's played through. Up to three players can go at it, but if solitaire's your thing, you can play Wheel of Fortune by yourself or against two computer opponents. And the length of the game depends on the option select ¿ 10, 15, or 20 minute games. At the end of the competition, the winner goes onto a bonus round, where he or she solves the puzzle for a virtual grand prize.

Everything that is Wheel of Fortune is in Hasbro's rendition, minus one important element: if you're a member of the Pat Sajak Fan Club, you're in for a shock. He's nowhere to be found. Ah, well, can't have it all.